My FIRST TIME Driving The NEW Formula 1 2026 Car

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[@pawanbhutra9763]

We saw the peak of motorsport engineering in 2020 and then the FIA decided that’s it, now we make the cars consistently slower over the years

[@coconut39]

im pretty sure the 2025 cars will be close to 2020 in terms of speed, but slower cars make for better racing anyways.

[@user-ri9dn4vi6i]

The 2020 cars weren't exactly great for racing

[@isolatedinquarantine9455]

Honestly I’m not mad. I’m gonna trust the process and hope the slower and (relatively) smaller cars provide us better racing

[@highground66]

Tbf ITS A BEAUTY. it looks so damn good as if the v10 and a current f1 car got a baby. Cant wait for these to show up ^^

[@vGalaahh]

Yeah but the downforce is needed, why make the cars much slower in the corners? That's basically the point of f1 cars

[@Ggsuuyt]

@@vGalaahh easier to follow=promotes better racing

[@Blockhead-lc6fr]

​@vGalaahh the 2022 regs lowered downforce as well it wasn't to the same extent, but the intent was to be easier to follow and have better racing

[@xeno07_max20]

@@Blockhead-lc6frYeah but in 2022 the lower downforce wasn't what made racing worse, rather a combination of dirty air and purposing. The pace of a car around a circuit has nothing to do with the level of enjoyment of the racing. (See Gt3, Lemans or MotoGP which are all slower than current F1 cars, but sometimes have more enjoyable racing than F1).

[@vGalaahh]

@Ggsuuyt I know but i don't want to see an f2 car in the corners just for better racing, we'll see

[@godzvnm]

since theres gonna be a turbo lag again with no mgu-h i wonder if any drivers will adopt the way senna drove in the 90s where he would do kicks of throttle mid corner before full acceleration to keep the turbo spining full speed to reduce the turbo lag

[@HorizonForty]

Tom97 and Assetto Corsa a perfect combination

[@medvedarci]

Yeah, he should do some league races here.

[@HorizonForty]

@@medvedarci a league with subs would be fun i think

[@DungeonFanatics]

Anyone else thought that this car looks like 2018 - 2021 cars from onboard?

[@Wingbar]

same, reminds me of he 2018 merc onboard

[@nubRas10]

I saw the 2026 yesterday and I thought, will Tom make a video about it? And he did🔥

[@MarcoVerma]

Tom never disappoints

[@WombatXBT]

I love the look of the rear wing but the overall look is still a bit fat and round… wish it was sleeker, more aggressive looking but it’s a pleasure to drive. Lovely video Tom.

[@owensteele445]

just so happy wheels are free again, looks so much better and like a racing car

[@moodmusicytc]

The 26' car is gonna reduce that gap from F2 to F1 real bad yikes

[@vyke2107]

no? they even recently (as in in the past month) revised the aero, and it should be a lot closer to the current cars than the previous 2026 regs. F2 won’t be remotely close, we’ll be much quicker than 2014.

[@Apratis]

2014*

[@beany1987]

You also forgot the reduction in fuel by 30kg, meaning fuel flow and engine power will drop.

[@AvaMiller-o1x]

So chill, great atmosphere in this vid!

[@anteplibela]

great that you tested at istanbul as well, a really good track to measure a car's overall performance

[@Zroskei]

I wish someone would make an F1 Career Mode Mod in Asseto Corsa. I'd pay more money for that game than I would an EA Codemasters game.

[@MarcoVerma]

Would have love to see the max speed at monza with a low downforce setup😊

[@DungeonFanatics]

Or top speed down the strip in Las Vegas

[@KimberlyCarter-fe9vh]

I’ve been following you for a while, keep it up!

[@Wingbar]

Looking forward to these cars. still wish they were smaller as i think racing was the better pre 2017

[@PietroCarta]

Hey Tom! Would love to see the comparison with the version with the other engine!

[@HoàngThànhCôngng]

This video made me reconsider my plans for the evening. I am now officially in the middle of revising🔥

[@RalonsoF1]

I think you do a great work, on your videos! i'm enjoying them more then others! Honestly I think, you have become my favourite youtuber concerning simracing! Great stuff, this showcase from you about the 2026 coming F1 car is very very interesting!

[@sydneycochrane95]

Not going to lie it sounds like a vacuum cleaner

[@Blockhead-lc6fr]

tbf their only indication of how this engine will sound are basically blueprints

[@845_Mk6]

RSS is one of the best if not the best for acc mods pairing it up with one of the best KZbinrs and you got a banger of a video ! Thanks Tom for the video you’re awesome !

[@TSATM]

and yeah these new cars might be a big improvment in some ways and the flat out corners are just awfull with these cars

[@TSATM]

how do you set the track to maximum grip

[@matijacar694]

Amaizing video🎉

[@luckymkhonto9092]

Love your vids man

[@Maartwo]

Absolutely beautiful work from RSS once again. Too bad the hypocrites that make the regulatoons didn't bring at least the V8s back. There's no excuse for hybrid V8s to be a thing.

[@troll_486]

frist

[@chezza7316]

I’m the first so I’m the goat